Perry students who advanced to the state individual speech contest pose for a photo. Photo Courtesy of Ashley Webb
Several Adel-DeSoto-Minburn and Perry High School students are competing at the Iowa High School Speech Association State Individual Speech contest today.
ADM Speech Coach Jacque Seidl says 19 students were awarded Division-I ratings at the district contest on February 28 and will perform at state in 13 categories. Junior McKinley Cornwell was one of the students that qualified for state in Storytelling and Literary Program. She talks about what she is looking forward to about the state contest.
“I’m really excited to just enjoy the day, watch my friends, watch a lot of good performances and just see how well I can do at state because I’ve been working on the pieces for a while. It’s just a really fun day, I’m just excited to be there.”
Perry Speech Coach Ashley Webb says five students earned Division-I ratings at districts in three different categories. She adds that of those, one has experience participating in a state contest and the rest are looking forward to experiencing it for the first time this year.
The 24 students between the two schools will head to the state contest today at Council Bluffs Thomas Jefferson High School.
ADM
Lydia Georgick- Lit Program
Julia Logue- Storytelling
Danielle Georgick- Acting
Rhyan Miller- Storytelling
McKinley Cornwell- Storytelling/Lit Program
Caleb Klassen- Radio News/Spontaneous Speaking
Madalyn Bever- Expository Address
Avery Marple- Acting
Hailey Lensch- Original Oratory
Dawson Foster- Solo Musical Theatre
Haley Nelson- Review/ Lit Program
Chloe Meacham- Videocasting
Noah Evans- Radio News
Andrew Nelson- Solo Musical Theatre
Jaeley Doll- Prose
Emmie Osborn- After Dinner
Aven Williams- Poetry
Brenna Seidl- Storytelling
William Beebe- Solo Musical Theatre
Perry
Seth Borgeson (Prose)
Darlene Gonzalez (Original Oratory)
Alissa Atwell (Musical Theater)
Cassie Sierra (Original Oratory)
Emma Sang (Musical Theater)